Niels was right on the money. If you just typed the URL in the address bar, then HTTP_REFERER will not be set. For that variable to be set, you must visit the URL as a result of clicking a link on another page.
p On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 12:27:15PM -0500, Stephen wrote: > > Yes, and I tried going by just typing the URL in the address bar. > > Either way, the HTTP_REFERER variable should have atleast appeared in the > print_r() function I ran. > > Thanks, > Stephen Craton > http://www.melchior.us > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Niels Andersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 7:57 AM > Subject: [PHP] Re: Enabling HTTP_REFERER > > > I don't mean any disrespect, but I just want to check that the basics are > OK, sometimes I forget stuff like that myself: Did you click a link to go to > your test page? > > "Stephen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > For some reason my webhost doesn't allow the HTTP_REFERER variable. I call > it up and it's empty, so I did a print_r($HTTP_SERVER_VARS); and there > wasn't a variable called HTTP_REFERER. I've heard that some servers disable > it. Since I have a dedicated server, how can I enable this variable again? -- Paul Chvostek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Operations / Abuse / Whatever it.canada, hosting and development http://www.it.ca/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
